Description: Eating Right in the Renaissance, Hardcover by Albala, Ken, ISBN 0520229479, ISBN-13 9780520229471, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Eating right has been an obsession for longer than we think. Renaissance Europe had its own flourishing tradition of dietary advice. Then, as now, an industry of experts churned out diet books for an eager and concerned public. Providing a cornucopia of information on food and an intriguing account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the wide-ranging dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala ultimately reveals the working of the Renaissance mind from a unique perspective: we come to understand a people through their ideas on food. Eating Right in the Renaissance takes us through an array of historical sources in a narrative that is witty and spiced with fascinating details. Why did early Renaissance writers recommend the herbs parlsey, arugula, anise, and mint to fortify sexual prowess? Why was there such a strong outcry against melons and cucumbers, even though people continued to eat them in large quantities? Why was wine considered a necessary nutrient? As he explores these and other questions, Albala explains the history behind Renaissance dietary theories; the connections among food, exercise, and sex; the changing relationship between medicine and cuisine; and much more.
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Book Title: Eating Right in the Renaissance
Number of Pages: 324 Pages
Publication Name: Eating Right in the Renaissance
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: Europe / Renaissance, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Essays & Narratives
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.4 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Ken Albala
Subject Area: Cooking, Social Science, History
Item Width: 0.7 in
Series: California Studies in Food and Culture Ser.
Format: Hardcover
